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Serena Williams was handed a difficult path to the final after being drawn on Thursday in the same quarter as older sister Venus and world number one Simona Halep. The American is aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at this year’s U.S. Open. Serena will start her campaign against Polish world number 60 Magda Linette and could face ...

Chelsea wingback Victor Moses has reportedly come under pressure from Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr and the Nigeria Football Federation to reverse his international retirement. Our correspondent learnt that Moses’ shock announcement from the Super Eagles last week caught Rohr, many of his teammates and fans by surprise. The 27-year-old, who represented the country at the Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018 ...

Chairman of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has backed calls for land expropriation in the country. According to Reuters, Gwede Mantashe was quoted as saying that the state should take land from those who own more than 12,000 hectares without compensation. “You shouldn’t own more than 12,000 hectares of land and therefore if you own more, it should be ...

Politics has dominated the commemoration fo the 6th anniversary of the Marikana tragedy where police opened fire and killed 34 mineworkers who were involved in a strike to demand better wages. The total death toll from the violence, the bloodiest security incident in post-apartheid South Africa, was 44 with 10 people killed in clashes leading up to the August 15, ...

A soldiers’ mutiny in Nigeria. Troops from the special forces fired shots into the air on Sunday evening at the Maiduguri international airport, moments before their redeployment to Marte in Borno State. We speak to Don Okereke, a security analyst in Nigeria’s capital Lagos to give us more details regarding this mutiny. Source:Africanews.com Share on:

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos says former Germany team-mate Mesut Ozil was talking “nonsense” in his retirement announcement last month. Arsenal midfielder Ozil, 29, quit international football after Germany exited the World Cup in the group stages, citing “racism and disrespect”. “Mesut is a deserved international and as a player he deserved a better departure,” Kroos told newspaper Bild. “But the way ...

Real Madrid began life without Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane with defeat in the first ever Uefa Super Cup derby as Atletico Madrid scored twice in extra time. Two excellent late goals from Koke and Saul sealed victory for Atletico after the game ended 2-2 in normal time. It was Real’s first match since Ronaldo signed for Juventus for £99m in the ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have backed Jose Mourinho to continue as manager despite claims Zinedine Zidane wants the job, according to reports. Manchester United boss Mourinho has come in for criticism in recent weeks after cutting a frustrated figure in pre-season. The 55-year-old is facing the biggest campaign of his managerial career having failed to guide the Red Devils to silverware last ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has told Paul Pogba he can leave Old Trafford – all he has to do is ask for a transfer. Mourinho and Pogba had numerous bust-ups last season, with the United boss benching his £89m midfielder after a poor run of form. The Special One made the France international, who won the World Cup in ...

​​Liverpool star Mohamed Salah took an unorthodox approach to tackling a pitch invader during his side’s game against ​West Ham this afternoon. The Egyptian star refused to shy away from the child and let the stewards get on with their usual plan of action, instead offering the young fan some alone time with his hero whilst putting a friendly arm around the passionate youngster. ...